It’s not everyday that students get the opportunity to get an inside at the professional side of politics and journalism, but social studies classes got to do just that when the C-SPAN network’s bus rolled into campus on October 25th.

“The mission of the bus is to bring awareness to high school and middle school students about the educational resources online,” C-SPAN’s Doug Hemmig said.

Students who participated in the tour came out with not only a new experience, but a new study tool as well.

“[The website] has a lot of different categories and things you can do to get online and look up stuff for your history class,” junior Haley Manry said.

For students who are seeking a career in journalism, Hemmig has advice on how to get into the field.

“Two things are really important,” Hemmig said. “One is to learn good writing skills; being a good writer is vital, and second, do as many internships as possible. Getting the experience of hands-on internships is really important.”

For Hemmig, journalism with the C-SPAN bus brings a lot of happiness, and he hopes that he can get others to be inspired too.

“I love being in a different city everyday,” Hemmig said, “and working with students and helping them with, not only their plans, but with learning what C-SPAN is all about.”

Hemmig wants every student to fulfill their potential and see that C-SPAN can help them.

“They can see whats going on in Washington,” Hemmig said. “I hope they see that this is a network they can really use.”